On the run

The strange man and the bomb. :1

I walk up to the shop window."dam it's no open." I go to the door. it opens silently. I stand in a warm room. A huge pile of cash sits on the counter. "Hello?" No one answers. I glance around a hat sits on a rack. I duck down low and crawl over to it. I need this. I grab the hat and put it on. it covers my long blond hair perfectly. Suddenly a door swings open. I duck behind a rack of clothes. A tall man emerges. He has something in his hand. A gun?!. He places something on the counter and winds it up. He grabs the money left out on the counter and dashes out of the shop. I wait till I can't see him through the shop window and crawl over to the counter. The devise that's on the counter fits in your hand perfectly. I notice it has a clock.its counting down from 15:00. "Is that a bomb?" I sneak behind the counter and open the cash register. I grab a hole heap of money. I've already stuffed up enough so I might as well not stop now. I dash out the back door.

I stuff the money Into my grey backpack and dash towards the small bridge. When I reach the cracked stone bridge I check for cars then head down the bank and under the bridge. I lean against the smooth bricks. I can't stay here forever but I can't afford to move now.I open my bag and pull out the small pack of party pies. I open the packet and shove one into my mouth. It's cold but at least it's food. Hang on,that was a bomb I shouldn't be this close,I'll be killed.Oh well I'm already wanted dead by 3 people so being dead will shut them up. But no. No,I'm not going to give them what they want. Not at any cost. I jump up and run down the small stream. It reaches my ankles and is cold but I ignore it and keep running. "Hey,are you ok.?" A small boy,about my age (15/16 years old) grabs me by my arm. I look at him. His dark brown hair and blue eyes make him look almost...cute. "Ah,yeah" I tank my arm away and keep running."you don't look ok." He grabs me by the arm again."don't worry,I...I'm fine" I say."what's the big rush,my names Brayden"the boy says. His face almost calms me.

"Oh,well no one should be here,just....just run away " I say panicking. "Why?,what's wrong?" He asks."a.....a bomb" I almost choke on these words."what?" He asks."look,just get as far away as possible,that shops going to blow,RUN" I say. I go to pull away but he stops me."wait,I know a safe place". He says. "It's bomb proof". I stand there for a minute. Do I trust him.will he get killed because of me. Then I remember the men."yeah,get us out of here" I say. He nods and we run. we run towards a shed. When we reach it he busts open the door."you said it was bomb proof." I say. "It is,come on" he says. I cautiously enter.

He opens another door that leads down some stairs. We rush down them. There's a door. It's coded he enters the code and the door swings open. Inside it has corrugated iron and sandbags lining the walls. "Wow"is all I say. He goes to a fridge and pulls out two soft drinks. "Hungry?" I nod. He pulls out some fruit. I grab an apple and a soft drink "thanks" I say. I sit down on the bright red couch and ask him."so,how long has this been here?" I ask."me and my mates built it early last year"he replies."nice,were did you get all this stuff." We formed a band and bought them from the army." I nod."I used to make money by playing my trumpet with my mates"I say.

Suddenly we here a Big Bang ,then screaming. "I'm going to go check out the damage,then I'm out of here,thanks for this" I gesture to the food and drinks in my hands."wait, you shouldn't be out this early,there could be more,why don't you stay,you can meet my friends" I think about this."oh, i only saw one, I don't know,I don't want to make things awkward for you"I say. "No,it's fine I think you will like my mates if you don't like it I promise you can leave whenever you want."It would be nice to be friends with someone again. "Yeah,ok" I say. "So, my mates will be here in 10 minuets let's check the damage." Brayden says."yeah,ok" I say. So we head out the door. As soon as we're outside I see the damage. There is stuff everywhere. The shop that the bomb was in is now a Pile of rubbish. it took out the shop next to it too. "Someone could of been hurt I'm gunna call triple zero." I say so I pull out my mobile and dial the numbers. I tell them the location and what happens but don't supply them my name.

Soon they're here and I see them search through the rubish."umm,my friends are here" Brayden says."oh,what do I call you?" I think about this."call me crystal,it's a nickname " I decide not to tell them my real name. I can't get to close."well,follow me crystal " I nod and I follow him. We approach a truck. 5 people emerge 3 girls and two boys. The boys are both blondes except one has hazel eyes while the other has light blue. One girl has blue eyes and black long platted hair,another has brown hair and green eyes and the other has blond hair that's up in a bun and has hazel eyes. Brayden approaches them and says "hey,guys this is crystal she saved my life by warning me and I saved her life in the shelter." The boy with hazel eyes comes up to me."hey crystal I'm Craig,and he is Ben " they seem nice."hi,how are you?" I say politely."good,good" they reply. "Oh hello,I'm rose,that's Sophie with the black hair.and that's Bella" says the blond haired girl.i feel guilty but I have to get to know them first. "Hi" I say shyly to them all.